Huntsville gazette., 1887-11-05
FASHIONS FOR WINTER


Many of them have the stripes be-
tween the fingers of white. This shade
of red goes as well with most colors as
does tan.
Among the new stones to be.wo
this winter are sapphirines, which are
a lovely shade Of translucent blush
green. They are not costly, and are
set for bracelets in very light rings OF
gold. They, WITH the Mexican rnoons
stones, are being made up into all the
newest ornaments ~ ~ .@@<
A pretty idea for bracelets comes
from Paris. Six narrow silver bangles
are worn together on the arm, every
alternate bangle being. closely set with
small pearls, those between being set
with tiny turquoises.s The effect is ex-
tremely pretty.
Among the imported dresses which
may be effectively copied more cheaply
is dinner gown of which the skirt is
of Charles K. pink surah, draped COM
pletely with pale dull-blue Russian net
edged with ribbon of the same shade.
The pink tulle-draped waist is laced ina
the back, has half-long sleeves and is
edged with ribbon tied in a long loop
on one side T
Plaid velvets are to be much worn
as combinations with silk or cashmere.
the waist being laid in fine plaits down
the front, and jacket fronts of a plaid
velvet, in which the .predominating
tint is blue, fastened at the throat and
flaring outward over the hips. The
high collar and deep cuffs are OF the
velvet. ta b
Spider-web designs are seen on the
new winter cloths for cloaks, also rough
Astrakhan stripes, sunken oval and
snail-shaped figures and odd hero
glyphics in lighter shades than that of
the surface of the, cloth. The long
cloaks are made as raglans, that is, 9
with tight-ftting back, loose fronts
and square sleeves, or else like the
Irish peasant cloaks, gathered to col
lar or, yoke and falling straight to the
ground, without sleeves.
For short cloaks black jackets will
be worn with any colored costume
and the covert coat. will be seen no
more. Little plush wraps will be the
favorite to wear with visiting
toilets, and black plush will be pre-
ferred to brown. Those made up
to match with costumes will be
of Havana or dead-leaf brown rather
than seal. The red plush wraps will be
darker than those worn last year and
will be rivalled by wraps of emerald
green. heavily trimmed with lace and
passementeries. All the plush wraps
are small. -, -. es&1
The new colored silks are imported
in curious old Vatican patterns. One
of dull gray has figures of gray and
pink peonies without stems or foliage
and disposed In regular lines down the
breadth, connected with each other by
narrow pink wavy line. Many of
these combinations are charming,
showing olive with bronze and Charles
pink, blue with dull green and red,
heliotrope with bronze and gold.
Young ladies will wear white flannel
all through the win ter for house dresses
in plated skirts and jackets with silk
feather stitching ornamenting the
cuffs, collars, revers and hems and
with many loops and. cascades Of nar-
row white moire ribbon. Tucking is
very popular on these white flannel
gowns and should be done entirely by
hand, as the Notwithstanding is too
light and makes the line of stitching
'.pull."
Tucks are seen on most cashmere and
flannel suits. The lego mutton sleeves.
are tucked half way from the shoulder
to the elbow; other tucks are continued
below the elbow to the wrist. This
leaves loose puff about the elbow.
Costumes for slim women have the
waists tucked in front from the neck
half way down and from below the
bust to the waist, which makes full
and graceful effect for slender women.
Many of the skirts are tucked downsto
the knee and left full below that
Repped silks, such as faille Francaise
duu dIC COllIDlHCo Will NCI-
vet These are usually made with a
velvet facing about fifteen inches wide
at the front of the skirt; the drapery is
plain and the basque has jacket fronts,
collar and sleeves of the velvet A
charming gown is of Gobelin blue faille
Francaise with velvet trimmings of a
deeper tint. One in serpent green has
a apolonaise of velvet whose skirts form
long. smooth panels. Some black Ben
galines are trimmed with broad diago-
nal strips of black velvet ribbon ap-
plique, being narrower upon the base
Wrappers are made with shirred Wat
teau plaits, demi-trains and full sleeves
The loose fronts have square or pointed
yokes trimmed with rows of feather
stitching, as are the cuffs of the full
sleeves. The fullness is held in by rib
bons sewed in under the plait at the
waist and knotted in front below the
hips. Surah, cashmere flannel and some